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<br />SAHA Notice to the Family <br />: The hearing officer will determine if the reasons for <br /> <br />Discovery: <br />The hearing officer will determine if SAHA and the family <br />were given the opportunity to examine any relevant documents in accordance <br />with SAHA policy. <br />SAHA Evidence to Support SAHA Decision <br />: The evidence consists of the facts <br />presented. Evidence is not conclusion and it is not argument. The hearing officer <br />will evaluate the facts to determine if they support SA <br />Validity of Grounds for Termination of Assistance (when applicable) <br />: The <br />hearing officer will determine if the termination of assistance is for one of the <br />grounds specified in the HUD regulations and SAHA policies. If the grounds for <br />termination are not specified in the regulations or in compliance with SAHA <br />policies, then the decision of SAHA will be overturned. <br />The hearing officer will issue a written decision to the family and SAHA no later than 14 <br />days after the hearing. The report will contain the following information: <br />Hearing information: <br />Name of the participant; <br />Date, time and place of the hearing; <br />Name of the hearing officer; <br />Name of the SAHA representative; and <br />Name of family representative (if any). <br />Background <br />: A brief, impartial statement of the reason for the hearing. <br />Summary of the Evidence <br />: The hearing officer will summarize the testimony of <br />each witness and identify any documents that a witness produced in support of <br />his/her testimony and that are admitted into evidence. <br />Findings of Fact: <br /> The hearing officer will include all findings of fact, based on a <br />preponderance of the evidence. Preponderance of the evidence is defined as <br />evidence which is of greater weight or more convincing than the evidence which <br />is offered in opposition to it; that is, evidence which as a whole shows that the <br />fact sought to be proved is more probable than not. Preponderance of the evidence <br />may not be determined by the number of witnesses, but by the greater weight of <br />all evidence. <br />Conclusions: <br /> The hearing officer will render a conclusion derived from the facts <br />that were found to be true by a preponderance of the evidence. The conclusion <br />will result in a determination of whether these facts uphold SA <br />Order: <br />The hearing report will include a statement of whether SA <br />is upheld or overturned. If it is overturned, the hearing officer will instruct SAHA <br />to change the decision in accordance with the hearing offi <br />the case of termination of assistance, the hearing officer will instruct SAHA to <br /> <br />04/01/14 <br />Page 16-14 <br /> <br />